Later, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and other state leaders submitted another set of nomination papers in support of Nabin, who was appointed as the working president last month
BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin(C). (PTI)
New Delhi: The BJP working president Nitin Nabin was elected unopposed as the party’s next national president on Monday. He will assume charge on Tuesday, succeeding incumbent J.P. Nadda, a day after 37 sets of nomination papers were filed in his favour.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the proposers of Nabin’s candidature. He is expected to be present at the BJP headquarters, along with senior party leaders, when the new national president formally takes charge.
After the nomination process concluded, BJP leader and national returning officer K. Laxman said that 37 sets of nomination papers were received in support of Nabin. “On scrutiny, all nomination papers were found to be duly filled in the prescribed format and valid,” he said.
Several senior BJP leaders, including Nadda and Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, were among the proposers. Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states, including Yogi Adityanath, Pushkar Singh Dhami, Mohan Yadav and Nayab Singh Saini, were also present.
Laxman said that after the withdrawal period, only one valid nomination, Nabin’s, remained. He added that the election process for the BJP national president was initiated after elections were completed for 30 state unit presidents out of 36 states, exceeding the minimum requirement of 50 per cent.
He said the election schedule was notified and the electoral roll was published on January 16. Of the 37 nomination sets, 36 were submitted by state units, each bearing the signatures of 20 leaders, while one set was proposed by members of the BJP Parliamentary Board, including the Prime Minister, along with 37 MPs.
The BJP national president is elected by an electoral college comprising representatives of the party’s national and state councils, under the supervision of the national returning officer. As per the party constitution, a candidate must have completed four terms as an active member and have at least 15 years of membership, with nominations supported by members from at least five States where national council elections have been completed.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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